Overview
Nicholas Placone is a Gastroenterologist in San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Placone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis B, Jaundice, Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Endoscopy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1551 Bishop St, Suite 230, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Placone has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Placone isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Placone isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Placone isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Esophageal VaricesDr. Placone isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Varices.
- HepatitisDr. Placone isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis BDr. Placone isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis B.